diff --git a/app/jobs/notification/email_notification_job.rb b/app/jobs/notification/email_notification_job.rb
index 6a1e33c71..44e272de2 100644
--- a/app/jobs/notification/email_notification_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/notification/email_notification_job.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class Notification::EmailNotificationJob < ApplicationJob
     # no need to send email if notification has been read already
     return if notification.read_at.present?
 
-    Notification::EmailNotificationService.new(notification: notification).perform
+    # suspending email notifications temporarily for now
+    # Notification::EmailNotificationService.new(notification: notification).perform
   end
 end